Company type | Società per azioni |
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BIT: ENEL FTSE MIB Component | |
Industry | Electric utility |
Founded | 27 November 1962 |
Founder | Italian government |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Paolo Scaroni (Chairman)[1] Flavio Cattaneo (CEO)[2] |
Products | Electricity generation and distribution; natural gas distribution |
Revenue | €96 billion (2023)[3] |
€10.8 billion (2023) | |
€3.4 billion (2023)[4] | |
Total assets | €195.2 billion (2023) |
Total equity | €45.1 billion (2023) |
Owner | Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze (23.6%)[5] |
Number of employees | 61,055 (2023)[6] |
Website | www.enel.com |
Enel S.p.A. is an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas. Enel was first established as a public body at the end of 1962, and then transformed into a limited company in 1992.[7] In 1999, following the liberalisation of the electricity market in Italy, Enel was privatised.[8] The Italian state, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, is the main shareholder, with 23.6% of the share capital as of 1 April 2016.[9]
Enel is the 59th largest company in the world by revenue, with $147.79 billion in 2023.[10] As of 2018, Enel is also the second largest electric utility company in the world by revenue after the State Grid Corporation of China.[11] The company is quoted on the FTSE MIB index on the Borsa Italiana.[9]